Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is reemerging in parts of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the strengthening anti-vaccine movement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more cases this year than the 58 in all of 2023, although the agency is not expected to release the exact … Read more
Vets across the country are scrambling to treat the rising number of dogs sick with severe respiratory illness. At the same time, scientists are trying to figure out what’s causing the current outbreak, how widespread it is and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy seven-month-old … Read more
Chinese authorities say they have no evidence that “unusual or new” pathogens are causing a surge in childhood pneumonias in the country. Health records provided on Thursday at the request of the World Health Organization showed that Chinese hospitals first recorded a rise in cases of respiratory disease in children in May, five months before … Read more